Boiler: Difference between revisions

	Recipe
	0.5+ 4+ 1 → 1
	Total raw
	3+ 4+ 5
Map color
Fluid storage volume	Input: 200; Output: 200
Resistances	Explosion: 0/30%; Fire: 0/90%; Impact: 0/30%
Stack size	50
Dimensions	2×3
Mining time	0.2
Pollution	30/m
Prototype type	boiler
Internal name	boiler
	Required technologies
	Produced by
	Valid fuel

Latest revision as of 02:57, 8 November 2024

The boiler is used to convert water into steam. When fueled it converts feed water into steam at 165°C, matching the maximum temperature of the steam engine. Boilers have 2 water connectors, allowing them to pass water through to other adjacent equipment, but only 1 steam connector for output.

10 unit of steam is produced for each unit of water. A single unit of coal (4MJ) fed into a boiler and then utilised in a steam engine will result in 4MJ of energy added to an electrical system. It costs 30kJ energy to heat 1 unit of water to steam at 165°C, so one boiler will produce 60 steam per second.

Inserters can insert and remove fuel from boilers. This allows to chain multiple boilers with inserters, each inserter taking fuel from one boiler and placing it into the next.

History

2.0.0:
- Decreased water use by 10x, changing the water:steam ratio from 1:1 to 1:10.

0.15.10:
- Steam became a separate resource, boilers now produce steam rather than high temperature water that is displayed as steam
  - This distinction is meaningful for circuit network accounting of steam and the coal liquefaction recipe

0.15.0:
- New graphics.
- Changed boiler dimensions to 3×2.
- 'Steam' is produced on a separate connector rather than heating water passed through.
  - At this time, steam is actually water that is renamed when over 100 degrees.
- Significantly increased energy consumption/production.

0.13.0:
- New fire graphics for boilers.

0.9.2:
- Enabled the inserter to take fuel out of boilers.

0.8.0:
- Flickering light added to furnaces and boilers.

0.6.1:
- Boilers show their fuel inventory in the entity info.

0.5.1:
- Boilers are now fast-replaceable with pipes.
- New boiler graphics.

0.1.0:
- Introduced

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-{{Languages}}
+{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Boiler}}
-{{:Boiler/infobox}}
+The '''boiler''' is used to convert [[water]] into [[steam]]. When [[fuel]]ed it converts feed water into steam at 165°C, matching the maximum temperature of the [[steam engine]]. Boilers have 2 water connectors, allowing them to pass water through to other adjacent equipment, but only 1 steam connector for output.
-[[File:boiler-example-1.png|thumb|256px]]
+unit of steam is produced for each unit of water. A single unit of [[coal]] (4MJ) fed into a boiler and then utilised in a steam engine will result in 4MJ of energy added to an electrical system. It costs 30kJ energy to heat 1 unit of water to steam at 165°C, so one boiler will produce 60 steam per second.
-The boiler is used to heat [[Liquid]]s (mainly water). When [[Fuel|fueled]] it raises the temperature of water flowing through it. The resulting temperature depends on the speed of the liquid flow. In other words: The longer the water can stay in the boiler, the hotter it will become.
-Boilers are the main source of pollution in the early and midgame.
+[[Inserter]]s can insert and remove fuel from boilers. This allows to chain multiple boilers with inserters, each inserter taking fuel from one boiler and placing it into the next.
-== Inserter can take from boiler ==
+== History ==
+{{History|2.0.0|
+* Decreased water use by 10x, changing the water:steam ratio from 1:1 to 1:10.}}
-You can insert into boilers, but also take fuel out. See [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6008&start=30#p64343 this post] and follow ups.
+{{history|0.15.10|
+* Steam became a separate resource, boilers now produce steam rather than high temperature water that is displayed as steam
+** This distinction is meaningful for circuit network accounting of steam and the [[coal liquefaction]] recipe}}
-This can be also used to create an early filter-device, which filters only fuel items: One inserter inserts into a boiler (not connected to water) another take the fuel out.
+{{history|0.15.0|
+* New graphics.
+* Changed boiler dimensions to 3×2.
+* 'Steam' is produced on a separate connector rather than heating water passed through.
+** At this time, steam is actually water that is renamed when over 100 degrees.
+* Significantly increased energy consumption/production.}}
-== History ==
 {{history|0.13.0|
-* New fire graphics for Boiler.}}
+* New fire graphics for boilers.}}
 {{history|0.9.2|
-* Enabled the [[Inserter]] to take fuel out of the boiler.}}
+* Enabled the [[inserter]] to take [[fuel]] out of boilers.}}
 {{history|0.8.0|
-* Flickering light of furnace and boiler.}}
+* Flickering light added to [[furnace]]s and boilers.}}
 {{history|0.6.1|
-* Boiler shows its fuel inventory in the entity info.}}
+* Boilers show their fuel inventory in the entity info.}}
 {{history|0.5.1|
-* Boiler is now fast-replaceable with pipes.
+* Boilers are now fast-replaceable with pipes.
-* New Boiler graphics.
+* New boiler graphics.
 }}
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 == See also ==
-* [[Electric network]]
+* [[Electric system]]
-* [[Liquid network]]
+* [[Fluid system]]
-{{MachineNav}}
-[[Category:Items]]
+{{ProductionNav}}
-[[Category:Liquid network]]
+{{C|Energy}}
-[[Category:Transport network]]

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